Topic 6: DNA to Proteins
Sections of DNA that contains instructions for creating a protein are called ____.
What is a gene?
Sperm and egg cells are examples of _______
What are gametes?
The observable physical traits of an individual
What is phenotype?
If two individuals are able to mate and produce fertile offspring, they are the same ______
What is species?
The atmospheric conditions at a specific location at a specific time
What is weather?
The process that copies DNA to make mRNA
Body cells (2n) are also called ______
What are diploid cells?
When neither allele for a trait is completely dominant. The phenotype of the heterozygote is a result of blending ("mixing") of the two phenotypes
What is incomplete dominance?
The cause of variation in a species
What are mutations in DNA?
The angle that sunlight hits the Earth's surface
What is angle of incidence?
Where transcription takes place and all of our DNA is stored
What is the nucleus?
The two processes in meiosis that cause individual gametes to be genetically unique
What is crossing over and independent assortment?
What is codominance?
Events that mark the end of a geologic time period
What are mass extinction events?
Type of climate change solution that attempts to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
What is mitigation?
What process turns a polypeptide into a functional protein?
What is protein folding?
Type of reproduction in which the offspring are genetically the exact same as their parents
What is asexual reproduction?
For x-linked disorders: females who do not suffer from the disorder but have the allele and can pass it to their offspring
What are carriers?
The geologic time period we live in today
What is cenozoic?
21% of the gases on Earth
What is oxygen?
Methionine, Lysine, Argnine, Glycine are all examples of ________
A genetic condition caused by the presence of 3 copies of a specific chromosome (an extra copy) instead of the normal homologous pair
What is trisomy?
Probability rule to use when finding probability of offspring that have multiple traits. For example: How can I find find probability of offspring that are green and short?
What is product rule?
Embryology, DNA, Comparative Anatomy, and Fossils are all evidence of ____________ ______________ among organisms
What is common ancestry?
You like and watch one skincare video all the way through → TikTok shows you more skincare content → you keep watching and engaging → your entire For You Page becomes skincare videos → you get even more invested in skincare. This is an example of ________.
What is a positive feedback loop?